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Yep this is simply a "we can pay workers with threats of deportion instead of dollars", except the police doesn't actually search much, if at all, for illegal i
by iofj 11y ago
Yep this is simply a "we can pay workers with threats of deportion instead of dollars", except the police doesn't actually search much, if at all, for illegal immigrants. So very soon, the threat carries no weight.
Thankfully this would be expensive for the government to fix, which for once will benefit these people.
Reminds me of the 7/11 scandal in Australia, with the same principle : threatening people with deportion is way cheaper than paying them [1].
[1] http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/7eleven-investigation-exposes-shocking-exploitation-of-convenience-store-workers-20150828-gja276.html http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/7eleven-i...
- garrettgrimsley 11y ago>except the police doesn't actually search much, if at all, for illegal immigrants. So very soon, the threat carries no weight. They don't have to do any searching, the company will see to it [0] that law enforcement knows exactly where the workers are. Legal status is contingent on employment, end that and the worker is no longer legal. I've worked with more than a dozen people that I know aren't here legally. The people who are illegal don't make noise, we all know what will happen if they do. [0] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/us/26immig.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/us/26immig.html?_r=0
- serge2k 11y ago> So very soon, the threat carries no weight. It does carry weight if you think of these people as law abiding resident aliens (probably hoping for permanent resident status) instead of potential illegal immigrants.